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Tuesday, March 8, 1994 - 7:00 PM
1 Moved by Raooa /Roalman to continue discussion of the business roundtable to 4/12/94; motion
carried (5-0).
11:45 PM there being no further business to come before the City Council, Mayor Pinard adjourned
the meeting to March 10, 1994 at 11:00 AM.
APPROVED BY COUNCIL- 4/5/94
R. Gla well, i Clerk
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STUDY SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1994 - 11:00 AM
CITY HALL - COUNCIL HEARING ROOM - 990 PALM STREET
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA
ROLL CALL.•
Council Members
Present:
Absent:
City Staff
Council Member Penny Rappa, Dave Romero, Bill Roalman, and
Vice -Mayor Allen K. Settle
Mayor Peg Pinard
Present: John Dunn, City Administrative Officer; Diane Gladwell, City
Clerk; Jeff Jorgensen, City Attorney; Mike McCluskey, Public
Works Director, Arnold Jonas, Community Development
Director; Bill Statler, Finance Director, Bob Neumann, Fire Chief;
Jim Gardiner, Police Chief; Wayne Peterson, City Engineer,
John Moss Utilities Director, Tom Baasch, Chief Building
Official; Dennis Cox, Streets and Parks Manager; Bart Topham,
Police Captain; Wendy George, Risk Manager, Carolyn
Dominquez, Accounting Manager
There were no public comments.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
COUNCIL LIAISON REPORTS
There were no Council Liaison Reports.
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Thursday, March 10, 1994 - 11:00 AM
STUDY SESSION
1. EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN (File No. 715)
Council considered approval of the Emergency Operations Plan as required by Section 2.24.080 of
the Municipal Code.
John Dunn. City Administrative Officer, and Bob Neumann. Fire Chief, reviewed the structure of the
Emergency Operations Plan and Council's role as providing overall guidance to incident command
and in public announcements.
Council discussed various disaster preparedness issues, including incorporating Council in the
incident command structure to facilitate communication.
Moved by Romero/Roalman to adopt Resolution No. 8275 approving the Emergency Operations Plan;
motion carried (3 -1 -1, Vice Mayor Settle voting no, Mayor Pinard absent).
2. UNREINFORCED MASONRY PROGRAM (File No. 707)
Council considered a report on the progress of the City's unreinforced masonry building mitigation
program.
Tom Bassch. Chief Building Official, reviewed the history and alternatives to the City's unreinforced
masonry program. 1
Council discussed the County Historical Museum building, various funding mechanisms, and the low
compliance rate of property owners with the structural analysis portion of the program.
Moved by Raooa /Settle to bring back the County Historical Museum Structural Analysis for further
clarification (general consent).
Howard Carroll. Chair of the Chamber of Commerce Seismic Task Force, stated they were
disappointed in the property owner's low response level to the required structural analysis.
Lynn Block. Business Improvement Association, stated that historical buildings were averaging $30-
$40 per square feet for retrofit improvements and asked for other options, stating that 1/3 of the
buildings in Long Beach were demolished after a mandatory ordinance was imposed.
Moved by Settle /Romero to direct staff to determine methodologies and funding alternatives for
Unreinforced Masonry Structural Analysis (general consent).
Council discussed older residential buildings not tied to their foundations.
Moved by Settle /Romero to direct staff to bring back a program (for residential retrofit) with a
component similar to the Santa Barbara program (general consent).
3. CHC HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Council considered an oral presentation by Denise Fourie, Chair of the Cultural Heritage Committee
(CHC), on historic preservation efforts in the City of Los Gatos, California, in the aftermath of the
Loma Prieta Earthquake.
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Denise Fourie. Chair of the Cultural Heritage Committee, contrasted the responses of Los Gatos and
Santa Cruz to earthquake damage. Los Gatos concentrated on saving and refurbishing existing
buildings, where Santa Cruz chose to demolish many buildings. Los Gatos' response allowed them
to return to normal more quickly.
Moved by Settle /Raoas to direct staff to work with the CHC and Tom Baasch to package the issue
(demolish /rebuild vs. preservation of buildings after a disaster) as much as possible and bring it to
Council at the earliest date (general consent).
Council discussed retrofit of the City Hall roof, which had been stopped during the fiscal crisis.
Moved by SettieJRaoga to direct staff to return with program for City Hall roof retrofit (general
consent).
COMMUNICATIONS
COMMA. Vice Mayor Settle requested Engineering to evaluate signalizing the intersection of Los
Osos Valley Road and Oceanaire (consensus).
2:05 PM there being no further business to come before the City Council, Vice Mayor Settle adjourned
the meeting.
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MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 1994 - 7:00 PM
CITY HALL - COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 990 PALM STREET
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA
ROLL CALL:
Council Members
Present: Council Member Penny Rappa, Dave Romero, Bill Roalman,
Vice -Mayor Allen K. Settle and Mayor Peg Pinard
Absent: None
City Staff
Present: John Dunn, City Administrative Officer, Diane Gladwell, City
Clerk; Jeff Jorgensen, City Attorney; Ken Hampian, Assistant
City Administrative Officer, Mike McCluskey, Public Works
Director; Arnold Jonas, Community Development Director, Bill
Statler, Finance Director; John Moss, Utilities Director, Gary